Austria's slalom team disappointed: Feller fights with defects

Austria's slalom team disappointed: Feller fights with defects

Austria's slalom team once again disappointed and remains without a podium this season. At the World Cup in Alta Badia, Manuel Feller, who most recently had to deal with health problems, was only able to reach 7th place as the best ÖSV runner (+1.91 seconds). The entire national team could not distinguish itself, while Norwegian Timon Haugan won the race with an impressive time of 1.13 seconds ahead of the Swiss Loic Meillard, followed by Atle Lie McGrath from Norway (+1.26). Michael Matt (16th place) and Johannes Strolz (19th place) suffered special setbacks, while Joshua Sturm collected 23 points. The situation was head for Marco Schwarz, who did not even get into the second round after a catastrophic mistake in the third race. Adrian Pertl was also unable to convince in Levi, only ended up in 15th place, and Feller fell out in the second run and remains without a World Cup point.

difficult race for the ÖSV team

like the Laola1 , many runners complained about material problems on the icy piste. Marcel Hirscher commented on his disappointing 46th place and the missed the second round that it was a "struggle for survival" for him and explained that he had questions about his starting in the upcoming races. The big catch-up of the red-white-red skiers had failed to do so despite the nerve-wracking conditions. The coach of the ÖSV team, Martin Kroisleitner, also expressed disappointment about the previous achievements and strives for improvement.

Yesterday's defeat in Levi can be classified as a further low for the ÖSV team, which urgently needs a motivation boost before the home race in Gurgl. According to Krone , the result in Levi was the weakest performance of the Austrian technicians since December 2021 and gives hope for a better result in the next race. It remains exciting whether the athletes can create the turn at the next competition and finally drive back onto the podium.